Elections: deceptive media in advertisements.
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2025-2026 session
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Read first time. To print. · Feb 10, 2025
From printer. May be heard in committee March 13. · Feb 11, 2025
Referred to Com. on ELECTIONS. · Feb 24, 2025
From committee chair, with author's amendments: Amend, and re-refer to Com. on ELECTIONS. Read second time and amended. · Mar 5, 2025
Re-referred to Com. on ELECTIONS. · Mar 6, 2025
From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on APPR. with recommendation: To Consent Calendar. (Ayes 7. Noes 0.) (March 26). Re-referred to Com. on APPR. · Mar 26, 2025
From committee: Do pass. To Consent Calendar. (Ayes 14. Noes 0.) (April 9). · Apr 9, 2025
Read second time. Ordered to Consent Calendar. · Apr 10, 2025
Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Senate. (Ayes 75. Noes 0. Page 1279.) · Apr 24, 2025
In Senate. Read first time. To Com. on RLS. for assignment. · Apr 24, 2025
Referred to Com. on E. & C.A. · May 7, 2025
From committee chair, with author's amendments: Amend, and re-refer to committee. Read second time, amended, and re-referred to Com. on E. & C.A. · Jun 16, 2025
From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on RLS. (Ayes 4. Noes 0.) (July 1). Re-referred to Com. on RLS. · Jul 1, 2025
Re-referred to Com. on JUD. · Jul 9, 2025
From committee: Do pass. (Ayes 11. Noes 2.) (July 15). · Jul 16, 2025
Read second time. Ordered to third reading. · Jul 17, 2025
Read third time and amended. Ordered to second reading. · Sep 4, 2025
Read second time. Ordered to third reading. · Sep 8, 2025
Ordered to inactive file at the request of Senator Blakespear. · Sep 8, 2025
From inactive file. · Jun 25, 2026
Ordered to second reading. · Jun 25, 2026
Read second time and amended. Ordered returned to second reading. · Jun 25, 2026
Read second time. Ordered to third reading. · Jun 29, 2026
Read third time. Urgency clause adopted. Passed. Ordered to the Assembly. (Ayes 30. Noes 9.). · Aug 25, 2026
Re-referred to Com. on ELECTIONS. pursuant to Assembly Rule 77.2. · Aug 25, 2026
In Assembly. Concurrence in Senate amendments pending. · Aug 25, 2026
Joint Rule 62(a), file notice suspended. (Page 6621.) · Aug 26, 2026
From committee: That the Senate amendments be concurred in. (Ayes 6. Noes 2.) (August 28). · Aug 28, 2026
Urgency clause adopted. Senate amendments concurred in. To Engrossing and Enrolling. (Ayes 61. Noes 17.). · Aug 30, 2026
Enrolled and presented to the Governor at 1 p.m. · Sep 9, 2026
Approved by the Governor. · Sep 19, 2026
Chaptered by Secretary of State - Chapter 333, Statutes of 2026. · Sep 19, 2026
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AB 502 Pellerin Concurrence - Urgency AddedAssembly · 2026-08-30 · (PASS) · Ayes 61, Noes 17, Abstain 1
With recommendation: That Senate amendments be concurred in.Assembly · 2026-08-28 · (PASS) · Ayes 6, Noes 2, Abstain 0
Assembly 3rd Reading AB502 Pellerin et al. By Blakespear Urgency ClauseSenate · 2026-08-25 · (PASS) · Ayes 30, Noes 9, Abstain 1
Do passSenate · 2025-07-15 · (PASS) · Ayes 11, Noes 2, Abstain 0
Do pass, but first be re-referred to the Committee on [Rules]Senate · 2025-07-01 · (PASS) · Ayes 4, Noes 0, Abstain 0
AB 502 Pellerin Consent Calendar Second Day Regular SessionAssembly · 2025-04-24 · (PASS) · Ayes 75, Noes 0, Abstain 4
Do pass. To Consent Calendar.Assembly · 2025-04-09 · (PASS) · Ayes 14, Noes 0, Abstain 1
Do pass and be re-referred to the Committee on [Appropriations] with recommendation: To Consent CalendarAssembly · 2025-03-26 · (PASS) · Ayes 7, Noes 0, Abstain 0
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